According to the analyst, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will look at the February EU summit as a stage for a political show.
“However, Old Europe, such as France and Germany, is unlikely to play along,” said Cui Hongjiang.
The expert attributed the motives of Germany and France to two reasons.
The first reason the analyst calls fear of Russia, the second is the unwillingness to lose room for maneuver.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, noted that the European Union considers Ukraine's prospects for joining the EU infinitely distant.